2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event
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Round 13 of 15 in the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
Date | 2-4 November 2012 | |||||||||||||
Location | Yas Island, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||
Venue | Yas Marina Circuit | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2012 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi (V8) Grand Prix was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the thirteenth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 2–4 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The event was the main support category for the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Holden driver Jamie Whincup dominated the weekend, winning all three races, after Ford driver Will Davison took all three pole positions.[1]
Results
Race 24
Qualifying
Race
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 12 | 27min 05.2950sec | 2 |
2 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 12 | + 4.100 s | 1 |
3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 12 | + 9.211 s | 3 |
4 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 12 | + 10.634 s | 4 |
5 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Stone Brothers Racing | 12 | + 13.627 s | 5 |
6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 12 | + 14.898 s | 7 |
7 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 12 | + 15.827 s | 6 |
8 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 12 | + 17.851 s | 9 |
9 | 18 | James Moffat | Dick Johnson Racing | 12 | + 20.255 s | 14 |
10 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 12 | + 24.118 s | 8 |
11 | 14 | Fabian Coulthard | Brad Jones Racing | 12 | + 24.339 s | 12 |
12 | 91 | Michael Patrizi | Tekno Autosports | 12 | + 26.390 s | 13 |
13 | 55 | David Reynolds | Rod Nash Racing | 12 | + 26.441 s | 11 |
14 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 12 | + 26.708 s | 18 |
15 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 12 | + 30.000 s | 22 |
16 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 12 | + 32.897 s | 15 |
17 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 12 | + 36.504 s | 24 |
18 | 66 | Russell Ingall | Walkinshaw Racing | 12 | + 39.070 s | 20 |
19 | 8 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 12 | + 41.733 s | 21 |
20 | 33 | Alexandre Premat | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 12 | + 42.724 s | 16 |
21 | 11 | Karl Reindler | Kelly Racing | 12 | + 43.193 s | 23 |
22 | 21 | David Wall | Britek Motorsport | 12 | + 45.981 s | 25 |
23 | 49 | Steve Owen | Paul Morris Motorsport | 12 | + 49.079 s | 19 |
24 | 7 | Tim Blanchard | Kelly Racing | 12 | + 50.487 s | 27 |
25 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kelly Racing | 12 | + 52.065 s | 28 |
26 | 30 | Taz Douglas | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 12 | + 52.683 s | 26 |
27 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 9 | + 3 laps | 17 |
Ret | 22 | James Courtney | Holden Racing Team | 1 | Retired | 10 |
Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 2:14.6090 | ||||||
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Race 25
Race
Race 26
Race
Standings
- After 26 of 30 races.
Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 3360 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 3064 |
3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2971 |
4 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 2779 |
5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 2434 |
References
- ^ "Whincup sweeps Abu Dhabi". ABC News. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links
- Official series website
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